Objective Today's users of broadband are generally dependant upon either cable or satellite technologies for the connection to their home or office. Cable can provide excellent capability, particularly fibre, but is only commercially viable in high usage areas. Satellite provides widespread geographic coverage but has limited capability & capacity.The Capanina project will develop broadband capability from aerial platforms including High Altitude Platforms (HAPs) to deliver cost effective solutions providing a viable alternative to cable and satellite, with the potential to reach rural, urban and travelling users.Examples of HAPs include airships and solar powered aeroplanes operating at altitudes of around 20km, well above any air traffic. CAPANINA builds on the FP5 HeliNet project (IST-1999-11214) that illustrated the enormous potential of broadband from HAPs and developed an outline system design. The technology developed will deliver data rates to fixed and moving users of up to 120Mbit/s anywhere within a HAPs' 60km dia coverage area.Free-space optic and mm-wave technologies will be used for backhaul & interplatform links providing seamless integration with existing infrastructure.To provide flexibility and to ensure timely delivery of commercial benefits a two-stage approach will be implemented yielding near term viable solutions and outlining the scope for longer term higher risk developments:- An evolving aerial platform system test-bed supporting broadband services, e.g. high-speed Internet, corporate communications & video on demand, will be evaluated on a low-altitude tethered aerostat, a stratospheric balloon and potentially a HAP. Unique to this architecture the test-bed will also be used to obtain mm-wave band propagation measurements to fixed and moving users.-A system outline will be developed with capability to provide up to 120Mbit/s to vehicles travelling at up to 500km/h, interfacing to on board wireless LAN access. Fields of science natural sciencescomputer and information sciencesinternetengineering and technologymechanical engineeringvehicle engineeringaerospace engineeringsatellite technology Programme(s) FP6-IST - Information Society Technologies: thematic priority under the specific programme "Integrating and strengthening the European research area" (2002-2006). Topic(s) IST-2002-2.3.1.3 - Broadband for all Call for proposal Data not available Funding Scheme STREP - Specific Targeted Research Project Coordinator UNIVERSITY OF YORK Address Heslington hall United Kingdom See on map EU contribution € 0,00 Participants (11) Sort alphabetically Sort by EU Contribution Expand all Collapse all BRITISH TELECOMMUNICATIONS PLC United Kingdom EU contribution € 0,00 Address Asastral park, aquarius g10 pp5, martleham heath IP5 3RE Martleham heath See on map BUDAPEST UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY AND ECONOMICS Hungary EU contribution € 0,00 Address See on map CARLO GAVAZZI SPACE SPA Italy EU contribution € 0,00 Address Via gallarate 20151 Milano See on map CONTRAVES SPACE AG Switzerland EU contribution € 0,00 Address Schaffhauser str. 8052 Zurich See on map CSEM CENTRE SUISSE D'ELECTRONIQUE ET DE MICROTECHNIQUE SA - RECHERCHE ET DEVELOPPEMENT Switzerland EU contribution € 0,00 Address Jaquet-droz 2007 Neuchatel See on map DEUTSCHES ZENTRUM FUER LUFT- UND RAUMFAHRT E.V. Germany EU contribution € 0,00 Address 82230 Wessling See on map EUROCONCEPTS S.R.L. Italy EU contribution € 0,00 Address Via pinelli 10144 Torino See on map JOZEF STEFAN INSTITUTE Slovenia EU contribution € 0,00 Address Jamova 1000 Ljubljana See on map POLITECNICO DI TORINO Italy EU contribution € 0,00 Address Corso duca degli abruzzi 10129 Torino See on map SKYLINC LIMITED United Kingdom EU contribution € 0,00 Address Tower house, fisher gate YO10 4UA York See on map UNIVERSITAT POLITECNICA DE CATALUNYA Spain EU contribution € 0,00 Address C/ jordi girona salgado 08034 Barcelona See on map
